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I am not too familiar with converting PDF files in IM. I can convert from another image format to PDF but not the other way.

convert logo: logo.png
convert logo.png logo.pdf
convert logo.pdf logo2.png
sh: line 1: gsc: command not found
convert: Postscript delegate failed `logo.pdf': No such file or directory.
convert: missing an image filename `logo2.png'.


I am running Mac OSX Tiger PPC and IM 6.4.0-10 Q16-hdri.

I successfully installed Ghostscript (ghostscript-8.61.tar.gz) many IM releases ago and never noticed any problems.

convert -list configure shows freetype and gs installed:

DELEGATES bzlib fontconfig freetype gs jpeg jp2 lcms lqr openexr png tiff x11 xml zlib


What am I missing or not understanding about conversion from PDF to another format? Is this a bug?

Thanks

Fred

Something screwy is going on. The command utility ImageMagick requires is 'gs' not 'gsc'. Why is it trying to execute gsc on your system? Add -verbose and post the output here.

convert -verbose logo.pdf logo2.png
"gsc" -q -dQUIET -dPARANOIDSAFER -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -dNOPROMPT -dMaxBitmap=500000000 -dAlignToPixels=0 -dGridFitTT=0 "-sDEVICE=pnmraw" -dTextAlphaBits=4 -dGraphicsAlphaBits=4 "-r72x72" "-sOutputFile=/var/tmp/magick-gDiWbdS9" "-f/var/tmp/magick-UCLCjPHK" "-f/var/tmp/magick-IddfwEPL"
sh: line 1: gsc: command not found
convert: Postscript delegate failed `logo.pdf': No such file or directory.
convert: missing an image filename `logo2.png'.


Here it is with -debug all:

convert -debug all logo.pnf logo2.png
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: utility.c/unknown/809/Configure
Command line: convert {-debug} {all} {logo.pnf} {logo2.png}
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/lib/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/coder.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/share/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/coder.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/share/doc/ImageMagick-6.4.0/coder.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/share/ImageMagick-6.4.0/coder.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/Users/fred/.magick/coder.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "coder.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:16-07:00 0:01 0.000u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: coder.c/unknown/634/Configure
Loading coder map "/usr/local/share/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/coder.xml" ...
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Module convert[1641]: module.c/unknown/1077/Module
Searching for module "PNF" using filename "pnf.la"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Module convert[1641]: module.c/unknown/479/Module
Searching for coder module file "pnf.la" ...
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Locale convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/498/Locale
Searching for locale file: "/usr/local/lib/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/locale.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Locale convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/498/Locale
Searching for locale file: "/usr/local/share/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/locale.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Locale convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/498/Locale
Searching for locale file: "/usr/local/share/doc/ImageMagick-6.4.0/locale.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Locale convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/498/Locale
Searching for locale file: "/usr/local/share/ImageMagick-6.4.0/locale.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Locale convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/498/Locale
Searching for locale file: "/Users/fred/.magick/locale.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Locale convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/498/Locale
Searching for locale file: "locale.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.010u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/831/Configure
Loading locale map "/usr/local/lib/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/locale.xml" ...
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.030u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: locale.c/unknown/831/Configure
Loading locale map "/usr/local/lib/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/english.xml" ...
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.100u 6.4.0 Exception convert[1641]: blob.c/unknown/2425/Exception
unable to open image `logo.pnf': No such file or directory
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.100u 6.4.0 Cache convert[1641]: cache.c/unknown/2162/Cache
destroy
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.100u 6.4.0 Module convert[1641]: module.c/unknown/1077/Module
Searching for module "PNF" using filename "pnf.la"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.100u 6.4.0 Module convert[1641]: module.c/unknown/479/Module
Searching for coder module file "pnf.la" ...
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.100u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/lib/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/delegates.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.100u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/share/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/delegates.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.110u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/share/doc/ImageMagick-6.4.0/delegates.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.110u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/usr/local/share/ImageMagick-6.4.0/delegates.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.110u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "/Users/fred/.magick/delegates.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.110u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: configure.c/unknown/482/Configure
Searching for configure file: "delegates.xml"
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.110u 6.4.0 Configure convert[1641]: delegate.c/unknown/1166/Configure
Loading delegate map "/usr/local/lib/ImageMagick-6.4.0/config/delegates.xml" ...
2008-04-25T16:32:17-07:00 0:01 0.120u 6.4.0 Exception convert[1641]: convert.c/unknown/2651/Exception
missing an image filename `logo2.png'
convert: unable to open image `logo.pnf': No such file or directory.
convert: missing an image filename `logo2.png'.

Edit delegates.xml and change gsc to gs. We're clueless how gsc was substituted when gs is expected.

That worked. It was gsc in about 10 places all related to PS, PDF, EPS etc.

After the edit, the command worked fine:

convert logo.pdf logo2.png


Thanks.